“The west was won by its pioneers, settlers, adventurers is long gone now. Yet it is theirs forever, for they left tracks in history that will never be eroded by wind or rain – never plowed under by tractors, never buried in compost of events. Out of the hard simplicity of their lives, out of their vitality, of their hopes and sorrows grew legends of courage and pride to inspire their children and their children’s children. From soil enriched by their blood, out of their fever to explore and be, came lakes where once there were burning deserts – came the goods of the earth; mine and wheat fields, orchards and great lumber mills. All the sinews of a growing country. Out of their rude settlements, their trading posts came cities to rank among the great ones of the world. All the heritage of a people free to dream, free to act, free to mold their own destiny.” — How the West Was Won, 1962

Our theme this week? The wild west. Thanks to everyone who shared their photos on our Facebook page. If you like, please spread the word on Twitter, Facebook and any other social media vehicle you can think of.

Enjoy!

Valerie Millett | Monument Valley

Sarah Dolliver | Grand Canyon

Al Lowe | Mesa

Lisa Holloway | Vulture City Mine

Jag Fergus | Whiskey Row, Prescott

Tim Van Den Berg | Gleason

Bobbi Jane Tucker | Empire Ranch Headquarters, Sonoita

Don Lawrence | Monument Valley

Tom Corey | Monument Valley

Chris Couture | Lower Salt River

Patty Urlaub | Morristown

Kriss Mansfield-Dukes | Goldfield Ghost Town

Patty Urlaub | Wickenburg

Scott Faux | PHX

Bev Pettit | Williams

Dane Hewitt | Near Wickenburg

Bev Pettit | Williams

Jack Challem | Marana

Mary Mendenhall Bennett | Goldfield ghost town, Apache Junction

Jag Fergus | Williams

Amy Brooks Horn | Babbitt Ranch Roundup

Sarah Hales | Cave Creek

Rick Benning | Globe

Michael Kenan | Sahuaro Ranch Park, Glendale

Scott Faux | PHX

Wendy Dunham | MC Ranch in Tombstone

Mitch Feltch | Goldfield ghost town, Apache Junction

Bob Miller | Tombstone

Eric Evans | Tombstone

Kriss Mansfield-Dukes | Ghostfield Ghost Town

Bob Miller | Ghostfield Ghost Town

Lisa Holloway | Vulture City Mine

Catherine McCracken Koon | Prescott

Michael Kenan | Wickenburg

Chris Couture | South Fork

Eric Evans | Tombstone

Illyana Gonzalez | Amado

Sarah Hales | Cave Creek

Tim Van Den Berg | Gold Dust Town

Ryan Seek | Mt. Lemmon Road

Michael Thompson | Gold King Mine, Jerome

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wow I had forgotten about arizona highways, my grandmother used to live there and always would give us a gift subscription and renew it for us every year for like 20 years. the pictures were breathtaking. once she died they stopped. I have visited there several times, as a teenager, but now I don’t visit much of anywhere that is furthur then a days drive.